on 11/27/00 9:15 PM, Eliot Lee at elee@amug.org wrote: > Hi LIst, > > I have to work on a Hallet & Davis Aeolian spinet. The action is very > sluggish Hey Elliot, Do your detective work first. If you haven't figured out why its sluggish, you might miss the cure. The usual suspects, like excessive friction at the hammer butt flange, might not be the problem. For example, some inexpensive pianos don't have enough up-weight, to overcome a modest flange friction increase. Can you figure out what to do if that is the case? Then there is the rare and elusive 'corroded damper spoons', which drag on the damper lever felt. The extra friction is noticable on both down and up srokes, but goes away when the damper pedal takes them (the corroded spoon faces) out of the mix. All of the snake-oil, heat and lead you throw at it won't fix this sluggish problem. Dan Reed Dallas
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